It no longer feels like we are in a culture war but rather a spiritual one—an “unseen war,” as my Orthodox brothers and sisters call it. For secular-minded readers, an unseen war can be understood as a conflict in which one force seeks to capture attention and pull it away from what is most important—a.k.a., what’s most sacred.| lessfoolish.substack.com
This essay is over 5,500 words and contains commentary on Tony Robbins’ “Unleash the Power Within” workshop, along with brief visual references used to illustrate the experience.| lessfoolish.substack.com
Its physical source is the screen, whether on a phone or computer. Its digital source comes from email, messaging apps, or social media. Its emotional source comes from various unspoken social expectations, FOMO, and an existential loneliness stemming from a lack of belonging and “feeling seen” outside the screen.| lessfoolish.substack.com